Background*

Mr. Alan R. Mulally served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Ford Motor Co. from September 1, 2006 to July 1, 2014. Prior to joining Ford in September 2006, Mr. Mulally served as an Executive Vice President of The Boeing Company since August 2002. He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Inc. from September 1998 to September 5, 2006 and from August 2002 to September 5, 2006, respectively. In that role, he was ... responsible for all of Boeing's commercial airplane programs and related services. He joined Boeing in 1969 and served as an Engineer or Program Manager on its 727, 737, 747, 757 and 767 airplanes; Vice President of Engineering and General Manager of The 777 Program. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group since March 2001 and served as its Executive Vice President. He served as Senior Vice President of Airplane Development and Definition at Boeing Commercial Airplane Group since 1994. He served as a Member of the Executive Council at The Boeing Company and served as its Senior Executive in the Pacific Northwest. He served as the President of Boeing Information, Space & Defense Systems from August 1997 to August 1998. He served as the President of Boeing Defense & Space Group since January 1997. He served as Senior Vice President of The Boeing Company since February 1997, he was responsible for Boeing's defense, space and government business. He has been a Director of Carbon3D, Inc. since May 29, 2015 and Google Inc. since July 9, 2014. He served as an Executive Director at Ford Motor Co. from September 2006 to July 1, 2014. He served as a Director of Boeing Capital Corp. He served as a Director of Boeing Capital Corp. He serves as Co-Chairman of the Washington Competitiveness Council, and sits on the Advisory Boards of NASA, the University of Washington, the University of Kansas, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. He serves as President of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics's Foundation. He served as the President of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). He served as the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Aerospace Industries Association. Throughout his career, He has been recognized for his contributions and industry leadership, including being named one of "The Best Leaders of 2005" by BusinessWeek magazine for streamlining Boeing's production system and transforming its commercial airplanes product line. He honored in 2002 for distinguished service by the University of Kansas. He was named an Honorary Fellow of England's Royal Aeronautical Society in 1999. He selected in 1996 as a Laureate, Aviation Week & Space Technology's top honor, for the Boeing 777's introduction into commercial service. In addition, he received three Laurels recognition from the magazine: in 2000 for leading the Commercial Airplanes team in a turnaround that increased financial performance, productivity and shareholder satisfaction, in 1995 for leading development of the 777 and in 1986 for his work on wind shear and effective pilot training. He was recipient of the AIAA Reed Aeronautics award for a "lifetime of achievement in commercial aviation" in 1996. He was named 1996 Engineer of the Year by Design News magazine. He accepted the National Aeronautic Association Robert J. Collier Trophy on behalf of the 777 team for the "greatest achievement in aeronautics and astronautics for 1995". He was elected as an AIAA fellow in 1995. He was recipient of the University of Kansas Engineering School's Distinguished Engineering Service award in 1994. He was honored with the 1986 AIAA Technical Management Award. He was named by the Puget Sound Business Journal in 1985 as one of the top 25 business leaders for the 1990s. He was selected for the Seattle Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Tomorrow program in 1984. He was chosen 1978 Industry Engineer of the Year by the National Society of Professional Engineers. He was named as Boeing's 1978 Engineering Employee of the Year. Mr. Mulally is a Member of the United States National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of England's Royal Academy of Engineering. He holds Bachelor's and Master's of Science degrees in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Kansas, and earned a Master's in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a 1982 Alfred P. Sloan Fellow.

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